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Expert perspectives from the KD team on industrial asset liquidation, equipment auctions, plant closures, and machinery markets.

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What Is an AMEA Certified Equipment Appraiser (CEA)?

A Certified Equipment Appraiser (CEA) is a machinery appraiser who holds the CEA designation from the Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers. Here is what the designation requires, how it differs from other credentials, and how to verify one.

KD AuctionsOct 12, 2026

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Asset Disposition vs. Liquidation: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?

Asset disposition and liquidation get used as if they mean the same thing, but they describe different situations with different timelines and different seller leverage. Here is what asset disposition actually is, how it differs from liquidation, and how to tell which one you are in.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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What Is Surplus Asset Management? A Practical Guide for Manufacturers

How to run surplus asset management as a standing program: a living asset register, a redeployment test, used-market valuation, and the auction versus cash purchase decision, plus what buyers should check before bidding on surplus machinery.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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What Is a Private Treaty Sale? When an Off-Market Machinery Deal Beats an Auction

A private treaty sale is a direct, negotiated machinery deal closed outside the auction bidding process. Here is how private treaty vs auction compares on price, timeline, and confidentiality, and what buyers and sellers should verify before money moves.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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What Is Investment Recovery? How Corporations Turn Idle Assets Into Capital

Investment recovery is how corporations turn idle, obsolete, or displaced machinery back into cash on a schedule instead of letting it depreciate in a warehouse. Here is how a corporate program actually runs, and what it means for buyers watching those lots.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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MRO Inventory Liquidation: How to Sell Spare Parts and Maintenance Stock

A plant's spare parts crib is usually the most underestimated asset in the building. Here is what drives value in surplus MRO, how a stockroom gets cataloged and lotted, and what bidders should check before they buy.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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Equipment Decommissioning Costs and How to Recover Them at Auction

Decommissioning costs quietly erase the value of a shutdown when nobody budgets for them. Here is what the plant decommissioning process involves, what drives the cost of machinery decommissioning, and how sellers and buyers each protect their money.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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Who Buys Used Industrial Equipment? Inside the Buyer Network

Used machinery buyers are not one group. Dealers, end users, job shops, and exporters each price the same machine differently, and that mix is what sets its real value. Here is who actually shows up to bid, and what it means whether you are buying or selling.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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Machine Shop Retirement Sale: How to Sell the Shop You Built

A two sided guide to the machine shop retirement sale: how a retiring owner weighs machine shop succession against liquidation, what really drives value on the floor, and what buyers should look for at a one owner shop's auction.

KD AuctionsAug 15, 2026

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Used Stamping and Mechanical Presses at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

Buying a used stamping press or mechanical press at auction takes a different eye than most CNC equipment, and selling one has its own timeline. Here's what buyers should inspect and what sellers should expect.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Vertical Turning Lathes (VTL) at Auction: A Buyer and Seller Guide

Buying or selling a used vertical turning lathe? Here is what actually drives value in a VTL or vertical boring mill, what to inspect before you bid, and how KD Auctions handles both sides of the sale.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Plastics Auxiliary Equipment at Auction: Granulators, Chillers, and Dryers

Granulators, dryers, and chillers keep every plastics line running, and they hold real resale value at auction. Here is what buyers should inspect and what sellers can expect from KD Auctions, from a certified appraisal to a fast cash offer.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Optical Comparators, Video Measuring Machines, and Hardness Testers at Auction

A buyer's and seller's guide to used optical comparators, video measuring machines, and hardness testers at auction: what drives value, what to inspect before bidding, and how KD Auctions handles both sides of the sale.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Multi-Spindle Screw Machines at Auction: Acme-Gridley and Davenport

Acme-Gridley, Davenport, and Brown and Sharpe multi-spindle screw machines still anchor plenty of production floors. Here is what buyers should inspect before bidding and what sellers can expect on value and timeline when liquidating through KD Auctions.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Metal Band Saws and Cold Saws at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

A practical guide to buying and selling used metal band saws and cold saws through online auction: the makes you actually see, what drives resale value, what to inspect before bidding, and how KD Auctions handles both sides of the sale.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Tube and Pipe Benders at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

Used tube and pipe benders, from manual rotary draw machines to all-electric CNC systems, trade actively at auction. Here is what drives value, what to inspect before bidding, and how sellers can turn idle bending equipment into cash or a stronger auction return.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Buying and Selling Used Deburring and Finishing Equipment at Auction

A category-specific guide to buying and selling deburring machines, vibratory finishing systems, and media blasting equipment at auction, covering what drives value, what to inspect before bidding, and how KD Auctions structures a sale or cash purchase.

KD AuctionsAug 2, 2026

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Used Ironworkers at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

Whether you're bidding on an ironworker for sale or liquidating one from your own shop, tonnage, tooling, and hydraulic condition decide what it's really worth. Here's what buyers and sellers of hydraulic and Piranha ironworkers need to know before the auction.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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Used Horizontal Boring Mills at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

A buyer's and seller's guide to used horizontal boring mills, covering table type versus floor type configurations, what drives value, what to inspect before bidding, and how auction versus cash purchase works through KD Auctions.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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Used Robotic Welding Cells and Welders at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

A practical guide to buying and selling used robotic welding cells, Fanuc welding robots, and standalone MIG, TIG, and stick welders at auction, covering what drives value, what to inspect, and how KD Auctions handles both sides of the deal.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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Used Forklifts and Lift Trucks at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

From Toyota cushion-tire trucks to Raymond reach trucks, here is what actually drives value in a used forklift or lift truck, and how buying and selling them at auction really works.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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Used Gear Cutting and Hobbing Machines at Auction: A Buyer and Seller Guide

A practical guide to buying and selling used gear hobbers, gear shapers, and Gleason-built bevel gear machines at auction: what drives value, what to inspect, and how KD Auctions prices and moves this specialized equipment.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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Used Hardinge and Nakamura-Tome Lathes at Auction: A Buyer's and Seller's Guide

Hardinge and Nakamura-Tome built two of the most trusted names in precision CNC turning. Here is what buyers should inspect before bidding and what sellers need to know about value, timeline, and auction versus cash purchase.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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Buying and Selling Used Sodick and Mitsubishi EDM Machines at Auction

Sodick and Mitsubishi built their reputations on precision EDM technology, and used machines from both brands hold value well at auction. Here is what buyers should inspect and what sellers can expect on value and timeline.

KD AuctionsAug 1, 2026

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68 earlier articles on liquidation, valuation, and equipment markets.